Gil gave the inaugural talk to the Distinguished Lecture & Celebration of Virginia Tech's Computational Modeling and Data Analytics (CMDA) Degree.For those of you that don't know who Dr. Strang is I recommend you visits his homepage, books and online courses.

Here is avery brief bio from the program : Gilbert Strang, Professor of Mathematics at MIT, is renowned for fundamental contributions to Finite element methods, wavelets, applied mathematics, and linear algebra. His articles, books, and videos have changed the way we think about these fields, and inspired countless scientists and engineers.